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EV CHARGING EQUIPMENT

John Peckham
I am hearing from my network of contractors, that have actually read the new 722, that they have been asking charging equipment manufactures for documentary proof to comply with Note 5 of 722.411.4.


They are getting knocked back for asking or in one case a Declaration that says the particular device complies with BS 7671. I think that is wrong to declare that as BS 7671 is an installation safety standard and not a product standard. I believe that as a minimum the equipment must comply with the Low Voltage Directive and be CE marked. I also believe that manufacturers have to issue a Declaration of Conformity. 


BS 7671 722 has numerous references to the various standards required such as BS EN 61851 that the equipment must comply with. I am thinking it may be illegal to offer the sale of equipment that does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and is not CE marked?


I am hoping the countries top man of equipment safety standards, Paul Skyrme , sees this post and will come on and give us his expert view?


Has any forum member asked for a Declaration of Conformity from EV charging equipment manufacturers and received one?
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    A shaver socket gets an infographic and a label  which spoils it sleek design when it is going to be installed in a swish bathroom, but the it seems 13-amp EV sockets need to remain unblemished even though they are intended to be installed on a wall outside or within a garage and in the majority of installations are going to be covered with a lid to get the required IP rating; and labelling on the front of a USB charger built into a 13-amp plug socket is obligatory.


    Mind you you may still need to partially dismantle the installation to check the the BS number on the back of the shaver socket if it’s a make you are unfamiliar with.


    Being familiar with products is probably the key to the issue, most electricians once familiar with a particular brand of product that is easy to install and does not cause them or their customers issues will stick with that brand indefinitely and specify whenever possible.


    Going right back to the original post, once JP finds a manufacturer whose products he feels he can confidently specify I bet it will need quite a bit of persuasion to get him to swap to another brand, so you think that the manufacturers would all be working hard to get him onboard.


    Andy Betteridge 


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    A shaver socket gets an infographic and a label  which spoils it sleek design when it is going to be installed in a swish bathroom, but the it seems 13-amp EV sockets need to remain unblemished even though they are intended to be installed on a wall outside or within a garage and in the majority of installations are going to be covered with a lid to get the required IP rating; and labelling on the front of a USB charger built into a 13-amp plug socket is obligatory.


    Mind you you may still need to partially dismantle the installation to check the the BS number on the back of the shaver socket if it’s a make you are unfamiliar with.


    Being familiar with products is probably the key to the issue, most electricians once familiar with a particular brand of product that is easy to install and does not cause them or their customers issues will stick with that brand indefinitely and specify whenever possible.


    Going right back to the original post, once JP finds a manufacturer whose products he feels he can confidently specify I bet it will need quite a bit of persuasion to get him to swap to another brand, so you think that the manufacturers would all be working hard to get him onboard.


    Andy Betteridge 


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